Ch. 25 Vocabulary

a community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth from one generation to another

• syllabary

• oral tradition

• short story

• mission

a group of people that help manage executive duties

• government

• scout

• administration

• cede

a set of written characters representing syllables and servicing the purpose of an alphabet

• lame

• scout

• outwit

• syllabary

unable to walk properly because of an injury or illness affecting a leg or foot

• lame

• scout

• mission

• generational

someone sent out to gain information

• purpose

• judicial

• scout

• outwit

a building or group of buildings used by a religious organization to spread its faith

• community

• administration

• government

• mission

to get the better of by acting more cleverly; outsmart

• outwit

• lame

• outnumber

• surprise